The group behind Tasmania's successful winter festival Dark Mofo has commissioned a large-scale, permanent artwork at Ida Bay in the state's south to draw tourists back to the area.
Key points:
- Dark Lab has announced plans for a major artwork at Ida Bay, aimed at highlighting the natural beauty of the area
- The artwork will be the creation of American artist Doug Aitken, whose work has been displayed around the world
- It is hoped the artwork will draw tourists to the Huon Valley
The work, Transformer, by American artist Doug Aitken, is a "pavilion with a reflective interior" and described as a "kaleidoscope that interacts with the landscape".
The artwork is part of Project X, an artistic initiative by DarkLab aimed at bringing visitors back to the Huon Valley after the devastating 2019 bushfires.
DarkLab creative director Leigh Carmichael said it had been a "challenging project thus far", but one he hoped would bring long-term benefits to the region.
"We are fortunate that artist Doug Aitken accepted an invitation to visit Tasmania late last year and designed the new work after identifying a site at Ida Bay," he said.
Mr Aitken's art has been displayed in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Vienna Secession, the Serpentine Gallery in London, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Mr Aitken said the work would be a crossover between contemporary art, architecture and ecology.
The artwork will be installed within the Ida Bay state reserve, roughly 500 metres from the Ida Bay Railway site.
A pedestrian path will wind through the scrub to the sculpture's location.
Mr Carmichael said DarkLab would work with the Ida Bay Railway Preservation Society to make sure the heritage of the space was maintained and to ensure its plans did not interfere with the society's aim to operate a tourist railway in the area.
Artwork expected to bring repeat visitors
DarkLab will lodge a development application with the Huon Valley Council later in the year, with plans to open the installation to the public in December 2021.
Huon Valley Council Mayor Bec Enders said she expected the project would attract visitors.
"After the loss of tourism in our region for two seasons, we welcome with open arms Doug Aitken, DarkLab and Mona to the Huon Valley," Cr Enders said.
"We know that one-of-a-kind 'hero' tourism experiences not only encourage visitors to stay longer, but more businesses invest — and that is a good thing for employment and the creative industry," she said.
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2020-08-19 04:14:00Z
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